Oil container



April 7, 1925 H. M. SHEER on. con'nmmz Filed Jan. 21, 1925 Patented Apr. 7, 1925.

UNITED STATES HENRY M. SHEER, OF QUINCY, TLLINOIS.

OIL CONTAINER.

Application filed January 21, 1925. SerialNo. 3,888.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY M. SHEER, a

' citizen of the United States, residing' at Quincy, in the county of Adams and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in OilCon'tainers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in oil containers.

The present invention is an improvement on the invention disclosed in my application Ser. No. 683786, filed December 31, 1923.

The present invention consists in a nonrotatable combined band and filling funnel in connection with a rotatable cylinder container.

This invention further consists in novel features of end construction including bearings for the ends of the rotatable container, and means for inserting same bodily into the outer container, for fastening the same, and for their removal if required.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section;

Fig. 2 is a cross-section; and

Fig. 3 is a detail view in section of one of the end bearings.

The numeral 1 represents the outer stationary container or tank; and 2 is the inner rotary container. The numeral 3 indicates a band, and 4 is a filling funnel combined therewith. The band embraces the center of the inner cylinder between the beads 5, and the container is capable of turning freely therein while the edges of the funnel by engaging the side walls of the outer container 1 prevent the band and funnel from turning.

The band is provided with two openings 6 and 7, and two sets of openings 8 and 9 for discharge of the contents of the cylindrical container 2. The cylinder 2 has two openings 10 and 11 to correspond with, and adapted to register with, the openings in the ban The opening 7 in the band isprovided with a tube 12, the purpose of which is to permit the escape of air while oil is entering the cylinder through the other hole 6. This facilitates filling, and prevents oil from occasionally spraying over the edge of the funnel due to the air in the cylinder being forced to escape through the body of oil in the funnel. The funnel can also be made to serve the purpose of the cross-bar in the former application to prevent the band from turning.

The discharge holes 8 and 9 in the bottom of the band arepreferably made smaller, two for each hole in the cylinder in other words, there are preferably four small dischargeholes in the bottom of the band;

'The object of the smaller openings is to prevent a rush of oil when the cylinder delivers. Two discharge openings in the cylinder, and four small discharge openings. in the band greatly improve the regularity of delivery and prevent the possibility of an air sack forming at the opening, since air can enter at one opening, while oil is.

being discharged through the other.

For the cylinder. bearings,.two flanged stampings 18 and 14 are employed at each end, the outer stamping 14 being a trifle larger than the other one. The inner stampings'13 are a trifle smaller than the'outer stampings 14, serving as cylinder-heads, and the larger stampings as bearings. The bearings are spot-welded as at 15 (see Fig. 3) to a strip of metal 16, of which there is one for each end. These strips of metal 16 fit the ends of the outer tank or receptacle 1, and the upper edge is folded to 17 which rests over the upper edge of the stationary container or tank 1, as shown in Fig. 1. Two bolts 18 as shown in Fig. 1 hold the plates firmly in position, and by removing these bolts the plates 16, bearings 14, and the inner cylindrical container 2 may be readily lifted out of the stationary container 1, or be inserted therein.

A handle 19 is secured to one end of the cylinder 2 and protrudes through the end of the outer tank 1, as shown in Fig. 1.

In this way, a container of the utmost simplicity in number of parts and in actual form a hook construction and assembly is provided, the varlous parts belng of such form and concontainer, one stationary and the other rotataloly mounted therein, a band surroundg ing a portion ofthe rotary container, the

cylinder-provided with two orifices and the band having two orifices at the top and four in the bottom adapted to register with the two orifices in the cylinder when the cylinder is turned to the position of filling I and discharging.

3. The combination of an outer and inner container, one stationary and the other .rotatably mounted therein,

a band surrounding a portion of the rotary container, the

cylinder provided with two orifices and the band having two orifices at the top and four in tilQbOttOIIl adapted to register with the two orifices in the cylinder when the cylinderiis turned to the position of'fillingand discharging, the band having an air-vent tube extending upwardly from one of its upper openings.

4. The combination of an outer and inner container, one stationary and the other rotatably mounted therein, a band surrounding a portion of the rotary container, the cylinderprovidedwith two orifices and the band having two orifices at the top and four in the bottom adapted to register with the two orifices in the cylinder whenithe cylinder is turned to the position of filling and discharging, the band having an air-vent tube extending upwardly from one of its upperiopenings, and a funnel at the top of the band surrounding the openings and vent therein. i 1

. 5.. The combination'with an outer sta tionary container ortank, of an inner rotary container of cylindr cal form, stampings of a size to fit one within another, the inner forming a head of the cylinder, and the V outer a bearing, and a plate secured to the outer stamping and adapted to be detachably secured to the outer stationary container or tank. 7

6. The combination with an outer stationary container or tank, of an inner rotary container including a cylinder, heads, bearings fitted to, and. in which the heads of the rotary container are adapted to turn, plates to which the bearings are secured, said plates having a hook' formed at their upper edges to rest over the upper edge of the tank for movably suspending the inner tainer therein, and means for securing said plates removably'i'n the opposite ends of the outer stationary container ortank. In testimony whereof I afiiX my si nature.

' HENRY M. sHZEER; 

